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18,619 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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Protests in Hiroshima (Japan), violence in Tehran and storms in New Zealand drew the news. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJapan 22 in 100 of its 886 stories, usually 11
RegionCentral Asia 16 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Japan

199 of its 886 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 84 of Hiroshima's 116 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Japan over 30 days → its stories → Hiroshima stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

156 of its 314 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tehran accounted for 91 of Iran's 156 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Martinique

12 of its 12 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Fort-de-France accounted for 11 of Martinique's 12 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. 11 of Fort-de-France's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Norway

57 of its 238 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 24 of Oslo's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

276 of its 794 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 228 of Lebanon's 339 stories about harm, carried by 541 outlets. Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Haiti

45 of its 70 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 27 of Haiti's 45 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tornadoes in US (585 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in India (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Lebanon (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in UK (31 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 Oct. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 18,619 stories about harm among 99,345 counted on 11 Oct.

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Japan's news was 22% about people being harmed, against a usual 11%. of the day's 99,345 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 12 October 2023, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon76 in 100 of its 446 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Israel69 in 100 of its 1,179 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan65 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti64 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Hiroshima Japan84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 Washington US72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 500 Kolkata India43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 50 Islamabad Pakistan39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 92 Tampa US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 688

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Japan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 199 stories about harm ● Norway about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 812 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as angry as the world's · 276 stories about harm ● Belgium few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 13 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 118 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 4,667 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents24% 4,308 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Rights & justice21% 3,875 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,350 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 881 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 808 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 775 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 528 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed4,694 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,578 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,605 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,356 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced426 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations298 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions275 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees223 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about the usual rate

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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